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ladyj22
ladyj22 Posts: 146 Member
edited November 17 in Social Groups
When carb cycling, on a high carb day, what's considered too high? I'm at 106 carbs now. I'm female, 132 pounds and about 5'6. Workout 3-5 days a week. New to carbs cycling. Thank you1

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  • fatblatta
    fatblatta Posts: 333 Member
    I don't know about that, but it's a long journey. So a high carb day is fine as long as it's not everyday!
  • KnitOrMiss
    KnitOrMiss Posts: 10,103 Member
    Personally, with my own sensitivity to carbs, I'd be more inclined to calorie cycle than carb cycle, but I'm not a workout person, either. Maybe some of our fitness folks will chime in. @Gallowmere1984
  • Gallowmere1984
    Gallowmere1984 Posts: 6,626 Member
    Depends entirely upon what you are striving for. Essentially, the only "too high" is predicated upon your caloric needs for any given day.
  • tcunbeliever
    tcunbeliever Posts: 8,219 Member
    I tried carb cycling once before and gave it up because it just kicked off a lot of cravings. I'm trying again April-June with the Leangains plan which is carb and calorie cycling - hoping the extra calories on the high carb days will help offset the cravings...maybe that's just wishful thinking...in any case, this is the site I used to help set up my carb numbers, I'm 75g on rest days and 222g on training days.

    https://rippedbody.com/how-to-calculate-leangains-macros/
  • ladyj22
    ladyj22 Posts: 146 Member
    Thank you all so much!!
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